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Tagalog
Etymology
Blend of dagli + sulat. Coined by Lope K. Santos in 1938 as the Tagalog translation of English abbreviation.
Pronunciation
Noun
daglát (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜄ᜔ᜎᜆ᜔)
- abbreviation
- Synonyms: abrebyasyon, abrebyatura
Derived terms
References
- “daglat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Lope K. Santos (1938) Gabriel A. Bernardo, transl., Sources and means for further enrichment of Tagalog as our national language, Manila : University of the Philippines, page 41